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My name is Monsignor Mark Richard Lane, a Roman Catholic Priest of the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia. I have been teaching courses in Theology and Art for over thirty years. The Church has, from its foundations, used the language of the symbol to draw us to a deeper level of understanding the faith. Symbolism,for the person of faith, is a largely forgotten language. Secular art, as well, speaks symbolically. I am also a photographer and through my page "To See The World.." I wish to present through photography the beauty God and God's creation in another media.Blogroll
- Brooklyn Museum
- Groeningemuseum, Bruge
- Louvre, Paris
- Museo Nacional del Prado
- Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
- Museum voor Schone Kunsten (MSK)), Ghent
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Belgium
- Sint-Janshospitaal Saint John's Hospital (Museum)
- The British Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The National Gallery London
- The Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Vatican Museums
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Category Archives: Mosaics
A Tale of of Two Baptisteries, Ravenna
As we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord I thought it would be interesting to see two separate and theologically different expressions of this event from the early years of the Church. Arian Baptistery History In the 5th century, Ravenna … Continue reading
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Beyond The Frame 